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[[File: GIV_logo.gif|center|650px]]
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{{GameInfobox
|title = Gradius IV
|background = #ADADDE
|bordercolor = #A50000
|innerbordercolor = #31009C
|image = GIV_title_screen.jpeg
|width = 324px;
|imagecaption = Title screen
|imagescalepx = 300px
|director = Hiroyuki Ashida
|developer = [[Konami]]
|publisher = [[Konami]]
|music = Harumi Ueko Atsuki Yoshihiko Koezuka
|program = Ken Midorikawa Yasuyuki Nagatomo Naoki Niihama Takeshi Asaki Ken Inagaki
|art = Daisuke Yoro Daisuke Chiba Ayumu Hasegawa Jun Omoto Naoki Morita Hiroyuki Ashida Hiromichi Iwashita
|releasedate = '''Arcade JP:''' February 4, 1999 '''PS2:''' April 13, 2000 '''PSP:''' February 9, 2006
|previousgame = [[Gradius Gaiden]]
|nextgame = [[Otomedius]]
}}
'''Gradius IV: Fukkatsu''' (JP: "グラディウスIV", "Gradius IV: Resurrection") is a horizontal scrolling shoot em' up developed and published by Konami in the year 1999. It is the sequel to [[Gradius III]].

The game is notable for being the last mainline Gradius released in arcades, and has only been ported via Gradius III and IV on PlayStation 2 and Gradius Collection on PlayStation Portable.

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== Gameplay Overview ==
=== Controls ===
''Gradius IV'' is a 3 button game with 9 stages. Finishing all of them will start the 2nd loop.
*'''A button:''' Equips the slot highlighted in the Power Meter.
*'''B button:''' Fires the player's main weapon.
*'''C button:''' Fires the player's missiles.

==Power Meter==

[[File: GIV_power_meter.png|center|512px]]

''Gradius IV'' reuses the Power Meter to handle the power up system. Collecting Power Capsules highlights one slot going from left to right. Grabbing a Power Capsule when the last slot is highlighted makes it go back to the '''Speed Up'''. Dying with a Power Capsule not utilized will highlight the Speed Up slot regardless of where it originally was.

Each slot does the following:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Slot !! Effect
|-
| <center>'''Speed Up'''</center> || Increases the player's speed. Can be equipped up to 5 times.
|-
| <center>'''Missile'''</center> || Adds a ground-based projectile.
|-
| <center>'''Double'''</center> || Adds a secondary shot giving more coverage. Equipping Double replaces Laser in case the player was using it.
|-
| <center>'''Laser'''</center> || Upgrades the main shot. Higher damaging than both the regular shot and Double. Equipping Laser replaces Double in case the player was using it.
|-
| <center>'''Option'''</center> || Adds an orange orb that mimics the player's movement and weapons. Can be equipped up to 4 times.
|-
| <center>'''?'''</center> || Activates a shield that grants protection against bullets and enemies.
|-
|}

==Weapons==
===Preset configurations===

{| class="wikitable" style="width:41%"
|-
! Type A
|-
| style="background-color:#000000;" | [[File:GIV_type_a.png|center|528px]]
|-
|
*'''Missile:''' Fired downwards and travels across the ground.
*'''Normal Double:''' Secondary shot fired at a 45° angle.
*'''Normal Laser:''' Thin beam that can pierce through enemies.
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="width:41%"
|-
! Type B
|-
| style="background-color:#000000;" | [[File:GIV_type_b.png|center|528px]]
|-
|
*'''Spread Bomb:''' Explodes upon impact dealing heavy damage.
*'''Tail Gun:''' Secondary shot fired backwards.
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="width:41%"
|-
! Type C
|-
| style="background-color:#000000;" | [[File:GIV_type_c.png|center|528px]]
|-
|
*'''Photon Torpedo:''' Fired downwards and travels across the ground faster than the regular Missile, can pierce through enemies.
*'''Ripple:''' Becomes wider as it travels across the screen, cannot pierce through enemies.
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="width:41%"
|-
! Type D
|-
| style="background-color:#000000;" | [[File:GIV_type_d.png|center|528px]]
|-
|
*'''2-Way:''' Two missiles fired up and down, they can't travel through the ground.
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="width:41%"
|-
! Type E
|-
| style="background-color:#000000;" | [[File:GIV_type_e.png|center|528px]]
|-
|
*'''Vertical Mine:''' Mines that are thrown based on velocity and direction of the ship, explodes upon impact.
*'''Armor Piercing:''' Piercing bullets. Has higher speed, but lower damage.
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="width:41%"
|-
! Type F
|-
| style="background-color:#000000;" | [[File:GIV_type_f.png|center|528px]]
|-
|
*'''Flying Torpedo:''' Fired forwards in a set of two missiles, holding down the B button spreads them apart vertically.
*'''Twin Laser:''' A set of two thin small lasers.
|-
|}

===Shields===

[[File:GIV_shield.png|100px]]

*Grants frontal protection against bullets, can withstand several hits.

[[File:GIV_force_field.png|100px]]

*Grants protection from all sides against bullets, can withstand up to 6 hits.

===Power Capsules===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| [[File:GIV_power_capsule.png|100px]] || '''Red Power Capsule''' Appears upon defeating enemy formations and orange colored enemies. Advances the Power Meter by one slot.
|-
| [[File:GIV_blue_power_cupsule.png|100px]] || '''Blue Power Capsule''' Appears after 12 Red Power Capsules. Clears the screen from small enemies and bullets. Does not advance the Power Meter.
|-
|}

==Loops==

''Gradius IV'' loops infinitely. There's little to no slowdown, allowing for higher loops to spawn much more bullets than usual. The loops have a few stage changes.

===Stage 1===

The melting dragons spawn more often, Chimera's fireballs release suicide bullets when shot at.

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== Strategy ==

<div style='text-align: center;'>'''For a collection of video references see''': ''[[Gradius IV/Video Index]]''
'''For general tips, walkthroughs and boss descriptions, see''': ''[[Gradius IV/Strategy]]''
</div>

== Development History ==

===WIP===

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== Trivia ==

===WIP===
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-'''Gradius IV: Fukkatsu''' (JP: "グラディウスIV", "Gradius IV: Resurrection") is a horizontal scrolling shoot em' up developed and published by Konami in the year 1999. It is the sequel to [[Gradius III]].
+'''Gradius IV: Fukkatsu''' (JP: "グラディウスIV 復活", "Gradius IV: Resurrection") is a horizontal scrolling shoot em' up developed and published by Konami in the year 1999. It is the sequel to [[Gradius III]].
 The game is notable for being the last mainline Gradius released in arcades, and has only been ported via Gradius III and IV on PlayStation 2 and Gradius Collection on PlayStation Portable.

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